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There’s a lot of backlash behind metal fashion, where you don’t have to know who the artist is to rock out a Morbid Angel T-shirt. Items are easier and cheaper to find these days, for instance, you can get a pair of AC/DC sneakers at Walmart for under $20. While Kanye West was once spotted […]

Metallica’s co-manager Peter Mensch recently spoke to Music Week to reflect on their incredible success they had this year. He discussed the group’s overall achievement they had from 2016’s Hardwired…To Self-Destruct, which placed them at #1 on Billboard’s year-end Hard Rock Albums list. Mensch theorized it was their extended absence that helped their triumphant year. […]

With the recent reissue of (re)Master of Puppets, Metallica has been sharing fun facts about the album. Drummer, Lars Ulrich was speaking to radio host Andy Hall and mentioned how the instrumental track “Orion” was originally at the end of “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)” and discussed why they separated the two. “For Metallica making records is […]

First things first: Master of Puppets is probably Metallica’s finest moment. It took them from a band well-known in metal circles to the biggest band in metal. Made without compromise, all four members fired on all cylinders, and although it turned out to be the last album Cliff Burton played on, it’s a fitting epitaph to […]

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich’s next episode of his Apple Music Beats 1 radio show It’s Electric will be focused on fifteen of his favorite hard rock and metal albums of all time. Ulrich revealed his list to Rolling Stone and his choices will surprise you. It has a decent variety, ranging from Black Sabbath’s 1975 […]

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Guitarist Nita Strauss is currently touring across the U.S in support of her debut full length effort Controlled Chaos, which was released late last year via Sumerian Records. Today (14th), the guitarist unveiled a live music video for the song “Mariana Trench.” Check out the clip below:

Mogwai have announced a string of U.S summer tour dates with special guests Papa M. The trek kicks off on August 19th in Phoenix, AZ and runs through August 29th in Sacramento, CA. Tickets go on sale this Friday (17th) at 10AM local time. Tour Dates: 08/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom 08/20 Albuquerque, NM […]

On April 28th, Sepultura’s planned show in Beirut, Lebanon was cancelled as Lebanese authorities denied the band access accusing the group for “insulting Christianity” and being “devil worshipers.” As frustrating and unfortunate this was for both the band and their fans, Sepultura decided to livestream their show in Dubai earlier this month on the 2nd […]

Powerman 5000 will embark on a U.S tour next month to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their sophomore effort Tonight The Stars Revolt! The trek is scheduled to kick off on June 12th in Colorado Springs, CO and will run through July 5th in Lubbock, TX. Check out the tour dates below: 06/12 Colorado Springs, […]

The Claypool Lennon Delirium, the project featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool and Sean Lennon, have embarked on their Spring North American trek last week. The trek kicked off with a legendary surprise on April 10th at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, Ontario as the group invited Rush bassist Geddy Lee on stage. Lee teamed […]